How to Read the ACT Science Test
Summary
The Magoosh ACT Science Lesson provides a strategic approach to efficiently navigate the ACT Science Test, emphasizing the importance of reading selectively to maximize understanding, accuracy, and speed.
- Identify unnecessary information in passages to save time, focusing only on what's essential for answering questions.
- Suggest a specific reading order to manage time and energy effectively, applicable to six out of the seven passage types encountered in the test.
- Orient quickly to the scientific situation of the passage through a brief overview, paying special attention to the beginning and end of textual information.
- Read the question carefully, noting key scientific terms that will guide where to look in the passage or data representations.
- Examine the answer choices for additional clues and key terms that indicate what to look for in the data.
- Directly engage with figures, charts, or graphs using identified key terms to find relevant data, consulting the key of diagrams if necessary.
- Skim the passage for any remaining key terms not covered by diagrams and double-check questions to avoid simple mistakes.
Chapters
01:14
Orienting Yourself to the Passage
03:46
Identifying Key Terms in Questions
05:44
Analyzing Answer Choices
06:22
Engaging with Figures, Charts, and Graphs
09:29
Double-Checking Your Answers